Yesterday afternoon I spent a fun couple of hours with the anarcho-aesthete neoyippie utopian nanorevolutionary cell CAFF (Cheap Art for Freedom; aka Collective Anarchist Freedom Fuckers), hanging mock warning signs through Tomkins Square Park. Mostly I used my cellcam to document the attractively designed signs. It was funny how I felt a twinge of fear and preemptive guilt when my bumptious friend Matthias (who designed the signs) suggested I help. One of the CAFF members asked me, "When's the last time you left your comfort zone?" The query stumped me. I could quip every time I see a Fringe show, but that's not true. The last time I broke the law was when I furtively smoked on an elevated subway platform. $75 fine. And I don't smoke anymore. Anyway, here are the some pictures of their/our work. They're practically the only record, since about a two hours after, when we came back from a delicious Indian meal on East 6th, all the signs had been taken down. Lex longa, ars brevis. I'm checking out CAFF's further adventures this afternoon in Washington Square Park.
When did Matthias move to New York? I used to work with him on the Chicago Review.
Posted by: jrb | August 24, 2007 at 02:21 PM
Sorry, I wasn't clear. He is still based in Chicago, just visiting this week. I believe he goes back on Saturday.
Posted by: David Cote | August 24, 2007 at 02:25 PM